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Hitler’s “Miracle” Weapons ?

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The Vengeance Weapons

V - 1V - 2

V - 3

Hitler’s Vengeance Weapons

V – 1 = Cruise Missile

V – 2 = Ballistic Missile

V – 3 = Multi-Stage Artillery

German Army / Luftwaffe Missile Programs 1930’s

Werner von Braun Technical Director – Army Rocket Center

Test Facility – Peenemunde Isolated Peninsula – Baltic Sea

Once identified – frequently bombed targets!

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Peenemunde, Germany

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“Doodlebug” or “Buzz

bomb”

Fixed Firing Positions

Short Range

150 - 200 Mile Range

1,900 lbs. explosive

warhead

400 - mph

V – 1 = Cruise Missile(World’s First!)

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V – 1 = Cruise Missile

Close to English Channel

Frequent target – London 1st launched 13 June

1944 More than 100 per

day launched Over 9,500 launched

at S.E. England

Easily intercepted

Launch sites overrun by allies

Target switched to ports -Antwerp

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V – 1 Launch Site – Val Ygot, France

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V – 1 =Cruise

Missile

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11 November1944

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Antwerp, Belgium

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V – 2 = Ballistic Missile (Mobile Firing Positions)

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World’s 1st Ballistic Missile

Mobile firing platform

Longer Range

200 – 400 Mile Range

2,200 lbs. explosive warhead

3,580 – mph

Assembled by slave labor

Targeted London / Antwerp

8 September 1944

3,200 launched

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V – 3 = Multi-Stage Artillery (Fixed Firing Positions)

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Rocket assisted artillery

Fixed firing platform

100 Mile Range

300 lbs. explosive shell

1,500 – m/s

400’ in length

Targeted London

French coastline site

25 gun battery 6 July 1944 destroyed

Fired on Luxembourg

Dec ’44 – Feb ‘45 200 rounds

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End Result – Too Late!!

Nearly 22,000 “Vengeance” weapons fired

Random destruction Not significant

37,000 – 39,000 casualties

Fear from the uncertainty of the weapons V-1 = sound V-2 = silent

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Race for the German Scientists at wars end

Allies vs. Russians

Russians overrun Peenemunde

Many scientists flee west / south

Special units searching out the German scientists

Nuclear / Rockets / Aviation

Werner von Braun

Joined the SS in 1937 Controversial figure Captured by the Americans

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Werner von Braun

Father of the American Missile / Space Program!!

Background overlooked due to the “Cold War”

NASA – Director Marshall Space Flight Center

Saturn Booster rocket – 1969 – Lunar Landing

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Werner von Braun

Bomber Pilot??

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Psalms 19:1

“God’s Glory in the Heavens and in the Law

For the leader. A psalm of David.

The Heavens declare the glory of God; the sky proclaims its builder’s craft.”